The new Sony's are about the same size, but they're about a half inch thicker. That may or may not alter your judgement of them, but they're about the same weight. Your complaint with the A230 was that it seemed light and didn't seem solid. That probably didn't get any better.

The new Sony's are about the same size, but they're about a half inch thicker. That may or may not alter your judgement of them, but they're about the same weight. Your complaint with the A230 was that it seemed light and didn't seem solid. That probably didn't get any better.

Well, i am going to wait to see how the new Sonys stack up. They look very interesting indeed!

Beware of waiting for the next great thing. No matter how long you
wait, there will always be something newer and better just around
the corner.

The new Sonys are shipping "this summer" which probably means
autumn in the UK. By that time, there will probably be new cameras
announced by the other manufacturers. I would be surprised if Nikon
don't have a nice new camera this year. There is a hole in the Nikon
range, a hole which is being exploited very well by the Canon T1i
and T2i.

New models tend to be scarce and expensive for the first few
months. When stocks do become available and prices drop a
bit, the new model has to go through a period where it is
perceived to be almost as good as the previous model.
This happens regardless of how good the new model is
or how bad the old model was